COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Michael J. Molina Published in The Maui News November 20, 2021 Downhill-bicycle tours continue to alarm Maui residents Some Maui residents are fed up with bicycle-tour groups—and have been for a long time. Guided, and sometimes, unguided bike tours race down the slopes of Haleakala all the way to Maui’s […]
Press Release by: Alice Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Public hearing on West Maui Community Plan set for Thursday night WAILUKU, Hawai‘i–-Council Chair Alice Lee announced today a public hearing will be held online on Thursday at 6 p.m. to receive public testimony on the proposed bill to adopt the West Maui Community Plan—the […]
For Immediate Release: November 10, 2021 Press Release by: Michael J. Molina, Chair Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee Proposed regulations for bicycle tours operating in the Pāʻia-Haʻikū, and Makawao-Pukalani-Kula community plan areas MAKAWAO, Hawaiʻi—Legislation to update regulations for bicycle tours operating in the Pāʻia-Haʻikū and Makawao-Pukalani-Kula community plan areas will be reviewed in the […]
For Immediate Release: November 10, 2021 Press Release by: Councilmember Tamara Paltin Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Community invited to virtual town hall on proposed emergency runway lights at Kapalua Airport LAHAINA, Hawaiʻi—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today she will host a virtual town hall on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed addition of runway […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tasha Kama Published in The Maui News November 6, 2021 Honoring Those Who Work to Overcome Homelessness The issue of homelessness is a painfully visible problem in our community, one that reminds us of the many people who are chronically homeless due to mental illness or substance abuse and addiction. However, […]
Press Release by: Tamara Paltin, Chair Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee Maui County Council Bills on vacation rentals in apartment districts and new hotels on Maui to be heard Wednesday LAHAINA, Hawaiʻi—On Wednesday at 9 a.m., the Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee will review legislation proposing various limits on transient accommodations, Councilmember Tamara […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in The Maui News October 23, 2021 ‘Āina Kūpuna Bill Aims to Keep Ancestral Lands in Kānaka ‘Ōiwi Hands Without having legislation in place sooner, many longtime Maui County families have been forced to sell portions or, in many cases, all of their ancestral lands due to […]
The Office of Council Services is recruiting for a full-time Personnel Specialist. The closing date is November 30, 2021. Who We Are The Office of Council Services provides administrative services to the Council Chair, the Councilmembers’ individual offices, and the Council’s district offices. In the County’s legislative process, the role of our office is to […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTESBy: Alice L. LeePublished in The Maui News October 9, 2021 Don’t forget to cook three cups of rice Shared, enduring values are what define a family, a community or any meaningful relationship. In the County of Maui, some of our values have been formalized in long-term plans established by law. For instance, […]
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2021 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice-Chair Maui County Council Council implements a transient accommodations tax for the County of Maui KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaiʻi—The Maui County Council passed Bill 101 by a 7-0 vote today to create a 3 percent transient accommodations tax, also known as “TAT,” Council Vice-Chair […]
